Rome to Florence
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- infostruct
Anyone know of a realativly cheap way to get from Rome to Florence and back again on short notice. The Eurail will not let you book less than 7 days ahead.
Buses are an option, but I am not familiar with Italy's bus systems.
- ********0
i heard that you get mugged, scammed and get ripped off in Italy
thought about renting a car?
- ********0
I am Pullo
- whiterobertc0
I just got back from Italy. I was able to buy tickets for the high speed train same day @ the train station.
- zaven0
http://www.trenitalia.it/en/inde…
you can buy any ticket you want, eurostar or normal one..
- Fariska0
Every Hour from Rome to Milan there's a fast train (is called Eurostar - TGV like train)
Florence is the first stop.It costs about 30 Euros (in 2nd class), and the trip takes 1h30min.
Moreover there are cheaper trains..
- piers0
Trains are easy, run frequently and you dont need to book. I took the train many times from rome to florence and it was no problem. I got interogated by the cops once on the train though for no apparent reason.
- Dancer0
Yeah, why book, just hop on baby!
The eurostar is hella quick but fuck it's pricey.
- Fariska0
coz is designed by pininfarina
- kelpie0
trains in Italy are pretty good, fast and cheap - and the ticket machine in the station is in english, so no problems there.
Italians have dificulty figuring out which seat they are meant to be sitting in though, so don't be surprised if someone starts ranting at you then suddenly realises they are in the wrong carriage and fucks off again ;)
- kelpie0
that was a joke btw, before I get lynched...
- Fariska0
you're completely right. But now people is becoming to get used to seat reservation
- kelpie0
I say that purely from one unnerving but nevertheless hilarious experience on a Florence to Venice train - my girl and I are happily sat in our seats when first one then another, then another family attempt to claim all the same seats. I've never used so much sign language and pointing in my life ;)
- kelpie0
"I say that purely from one unnerving but nevertheless hilarious experience on a Florence to Venice train"
jesus, when did I turn into David Niven?
- pascii0
cazzo ma che palle :-)
- ********0
Good Train This
- e-pill0
i once was on the train from Firenze to Viareggio and i got arrrested by the Carabiniere as i walked across the train tracks following other people but not knowing that they work for the train and i just did a bad thing, i was detained for 3 hours being yelled at while i was hand cuffed to the bench all in Italian and that was my second day there and i knew nothing that they were saying, i was almost laughing as these guys were decked out in Armani Army uniforms!
in the end i had to pay $1,100,000 Lira which at that time was like a couple hundred bucks! which the Carabiniere pocketed!
i even seen them pocket the cash!!!
so i reconmend to not walk across the train tracks when in italy!
why not take a vespa??
:)
- e-pill0
oh yeh dont for any second ever leave your bags out of your vision for even a second in
Firenze, and if you take the eurorail from Roma to Firenze and if you have a your own room on the train, be careful when ou are in the tunnels as all the lights on the train go out and the theives go and just snatch all the bags they can grab!be careful!!!
also in Firenze on Via Montebello right off Santa Maria Novella is where i used to live.
:)
- canenero0
Take a Fiat 500, it's cheaper than Eurostar.
- canenero0
And also be aware of the mafia. Expecially among Roma and Firenze.
- infostruct0
To everyone who has responded, thank you very much. You have been a big help.
I was asking for a friend of mine who has a flight to Rome from London, becuase it is cheaper, but is acually going to Florence.
She is new to Europe, and was starting to panic. So thanks.